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SUNDAY, JULY 7, 1991

UNREPORTED OVERTIME WORK FOR WOMEN PROHIBITED

THE LABOUR

DEPARTMENT TODAY ILLEGALLY

(SUNDAY) EMPLOY WOMEN то NORMAL, PERMITTED HOURS OF EMPLOYMENT.

PROPRIETORS NOT TO

REMINDED

FACTORY

WORK OUTSIDE THEIR

INDUSTRY FIXED "THE PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT FOR WOMEN WORKERS IN

PRESCRIBED NOTICE POSTED AT THE TO," THE SENIOR LABOUR OFFICER

BY THE EMPLOYER AND SET OUT IN A WORKPLACE MUST BE STRICTLY ADHERED (PROSECUTIONS), MR TSANG KIN-WOO, SAID.

(INDUSTRY)

WITHOUT

"IT IS AN OFFENCE UNDER THE WOMEN AND YOUNG PERSONS REGULATIONS FOR AN EMPLOYER TO CHANGE THE PRESCRIBED WORKING HOURS

ENGAGE THEM IN OVERTIME EMPLOYMENT, WOMEN WORKERS, OR TO NOTIFYING THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT BEFOREHAND," HE SAID.

MR TSANG SAID FOUR MANUFACTURERS

LAST

MONTH

FOR

FAILING

ΤΟ

OF

WERE FINED HEAVILY BY THE REQUIREMENT

COMPLY

COURTS CONCERNING OVERTIME EMPLOYMENT FOR WOMEN.

WITH

THE

TSUEN WAN, WHICH

THE HERMES TEXTILE INDUSTRY (HK) LIMITED IN WAS FOUND DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION TO HAVE EMPLOYED OUTSIDE THEIR PERMITTED WORKING HOURS, WAS FINED

I WAN MAGISTRATE.

WOMEN WORKERS $8,400 BY A TSUEN

IN

THE DO DO FASHION LTD AND TUNGTEX TRADING COMPANY LTD TONG WERE FINED $7,000 AND $8,000 RESPECTIVELY FOR THE OFFENCE, THE WINNERTEX FASHION LTD WAS GIVEN THE MAXIMUM FINE OF $10,000 KWUN TONG MAGISTRATE.

KWUN WHILE BY A

LEAVE NO CHILDREN AT HOME ALONE

**

(SUNDAY) APPEALED CARE SERVICE,

A SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY

OF OCCASIONAL CHILD TO PARENTS TO MAKE THE BEST USE INSTEAD OF LEAVING THEIR YOUNG CHILDREN UNATTENDED AT HOME.

"FOR THE SAFETY OF THE CHILDREN, THEY SHOULD NOT BE LEFT ALONE

THE SPOKESMAN SAID. AT HOME, EVEN FOR A SHORT WHILE,

COPIES

+

OF IT ARE

ON

DISPLAY

POSTER то DRIVE THE AT ALL

THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT HAS PRODUCED A

MESSAGE AND HOME THE DEPARTMENT'S SERVICE UNITS.

"THE DEPARTMENT HAS EXPANDED ITS OCCASIONAL CHILD CARE SERVICE, ELIMINATING THE RISK OF WHICH IS AN EXPERIMENTAL PROJECT AIMING AT HAVING YOUNG CHILDREN LEFT UNATTENDED AT HOME,'

"

HE SAID.

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